Day of the African Child: June 16

Today is the Day of the African Child. The following is an exerpt from a UNICEF press release:

The Day of the African Child is celebrated on June 16 in recognition of the day when, in 1976, thousands of black school children in Soweto, South Africa, took to the streets to protest the inferior quality of their education and to demand their right to be taught in their own language. Hundreds of young boys and girls were shot; and in the two weeks of protest that followed, more than 100 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured.

UNICEF Press Release about the Day: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_40005.html

Article from Namibia "More Children Face Orphanhood" http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=4962